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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1997
Jean-Luc Guichaoua, Combrit, FR;
Denis Douchet, Fouesnant, FR;
Fleetguard, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A filter and filtering cartridge with a removable center tube, for the filtering of fluids. The invention relates to a filter for circulating fluid of the type consisting of a filtering cartridge inserted in an outer shell, with the outer shell being intended to be removably connected to a base. The outer shell cooperates with an independent and removable center tube. A filtering cartridge is mounted in the outer shell around the independent and removable center tube which extends longitudinally inside said outer shell over at least a substantial part of the length of the outer shell. The filtering cartridge is longitudinally restrained inside said outer shell in part by the removable center tube.